tribalfooball.com - September 21,
2006
Cristiano Ronaldo admits he considered quitting Manchester United
over the summer.
"It is true that, before returning to Manchester, I said in an
interview that anything could happen. But this was a club that gave
me a lot of support, and where I have won a lot of things, and the
situation needed to be analysed calmly.
"I took the decision to stay very calmly, and I really think that
it was the best decision.
"I am at Manchester and I feel very good. This is one of the
biggest clubs in the world. My ambition was always to play for a
big club; and here I am. I have been here since I was 18 years old.
I have felt, and I still feel, very happy about that. "I hope that
things will continue to carry one in the same way for me, or even
better. There's one thing I'm sure of: Manchester is the ideal club
for me.
"I hope to have a good season. Whether I will be here for another
two, three, five, ten years, or until the end of my career, I don't
know.
"What I want to do is leave my mark on Manchester, leave my mark on
the club as the first Portuguese who played there, to leave the
door open for others, my colleagues, to go there to play one
day."